Simple Philosophy

We admire ten Japanese aesthetic principals:

Kanso: Eliminate clutter and express things in plain and simple waysFukinsei: Use asymmetry or irregularity to achieve balanceShibui: Understate and don’t elaborateShizen: Depict naturalness with the absence of pretense and artificialityYugen: Use subtle and symbolic suggestion rather than obviousnessDatsuzoku: Transcend habit, formula, and conventionalitySeijaku: Achieve a state of tranquility and energized calmWa: Embody harmony and balance avoiding self-assertionMa: Provide an emptiness, spatial void, or silence to provide a focal pointYohaku-no-bi: Appreciate the beauty of what is implied, unstated, and unexpressed

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